Match preview: 4 points separate the squads until now, Santos Laguna having performed best. Can Mazatlán strike back?
- Mazatlán have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Santos Laguna have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (9) in Liga MX
It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only three days ago in the Liga MX.
Mazatlán form and stats
The story so far in the Liga MX for Mazatlán at their home stadium (Estadio de Mazatlán) is 4 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats. When Mazatlán hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like Tigres UANL, Toluca, Atlas, Leon and America), they have won 2 of 5 matches!
Mazatlán enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Atlas's place. The match ended 2-1 with Sosa (2) scoring. Attacking player Sosa bettered all the other footballers in that game and was awarded a match rating of 7.92 out of 10. Sosa scored two goals.
The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 1-1 versus Cruz Azul.The manager Schiker will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Juárez in only three days.
Mazatlán are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 13 goals in 9 games. 12 goals have been conceded. When Mazatlán hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like Necaxa, Tijuana, Pachuca, Queretaro and Juárez), the matches have ended over 2.5 goals 4 of 5 times.
Santos Laguna form and stats
As the visiting team in Liga MX matches, Santos Laguna have produced an overall stat of 3-3-2 so far.
Santos Laguna's last game was the home draw against Queretaro (1-1). As mentioned above, Santos drew the match against Queretaro. Manager Orozco brought on Rodriguez to rescue the draw from a losing position and it worked.
It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Monterrey wasn't a success with a 0-1 loss.The travelling fans enjoy Santos Laguna's attacking play in away games, having scored 14 goals in 8 league matches away. 9 goals have been conceded by Santos Laguna in these games.
Head 2 Head
Santos Laguna - Mazatlán 1-0 was the output when these squads last did battle, earlier this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last three matches): Mazatlán zero wins, one draw and Santos Laguna two victories. As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  F. Gorriarán Fontes 6 goals | H. Preciado Villarreal 6 goals | D. Valdés Contreras 6 goals |
Mazatlán missing players
Santos Laguna missing players
| Mazatlán | Santos Laguna | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 31 | 15 | 5 | Played | P | 5 | 16 | 34 |
| 8 | 6 | 2 | Won | W | 2 | 4 | 11 |
| 8 | 5 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | 13 |
| 15 | 4 | 3 | Lost | L | 1 | 7 | 10 |
| 33 | 20 | 5 | Scored | S | 8 | 20 | 48 |
| 47 | 18 | 8 | Conceded | C | 5 | 20 | 40 |
| 94% | 93% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 80% | 94% | 91% |
| 81% | 80% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 75% | 79% |
| 55% | 60% | 80% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 60% | 56% | 50% |
| 19% | 20% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 19% | 26% |
| 3% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 6% | 12% |
| 55% | 67% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 62% | 65% |
| 16% | 20% | 20% | Clean Sheets | C S | 40% | 19% | 26% |
| 35% | 20% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 20% | 25% | 18% |
| 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 9.2 | 6.4 | 6.3 |
| 5.1 | 4.5 | 4.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.8 | 4.5 | 3.8 |
| 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2 |
| 6 | 4 | 4 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 9 | 9.8 | 9.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 16.6 | 14 | 14.6 |
| 2.5 | 2.8 | 2.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.8 | 3.9 | 4.4 |
| 42% | 48% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 32% | 32% |
| 14.5 | 13.1 | 13.4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 16.8 | 15.9 | 14.2 |
| 4.8 | 3.8 | 4.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.6 | 4.2 | 3.9 |
- Mazatlán have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Santos Laguna have created more than twice as many corners as Mazatlán.
- Santos Laguna have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Santos Laguna have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (9) in Liga MX
- Santos Laguna have the most conceded goals in the second half (31) in Liga MX
- Santos Laguna have the most scored goals (14) away in Liga MX
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | America | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 35 |
| 2 | Atlas | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 11 | 29 |
| 3 | Leon | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 29 |
| 4 | Tigres UANL | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 26 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 28 |
| 5 | Santos Laguna | 17 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 23 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 24 |
| 6 | Toluca | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 24 |
| 7 | Puebla | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
| 8 | Cruz Azul | 17 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 21 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 23 |
| 9 | Monterrey | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 22 |
| 10 | Guadalajara | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 22 |
| 11 | Pumas UNAM | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 13 | -6 | 21 |
| 12 | Atletico San Luis | 17 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 19 | 23 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 8 | -4 | 20 |
| 13 | Mazatlán | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | -6 | 20 |
| 14 | Necaxa | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 12 | -6 | 20 |
| 15 | Pachuca | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 14 | -2 | 18 |
| 16 | Juárez | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 15 | -11 | 16 |
| 17 | Queretaro | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 12 | -8 | 15 |
| 18 | Tijuana | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 27 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 16 | -11 | 15 |
